Would some part of $15bn be enough to buy out the toll road operators or to improve public transport to the point where it is actually usable to more people in Sydney than just Malcolm Turnbull?

Effie, as long as there are people without adequate healthcare in Australia, I think you’ll agree that toll road buyouts and public transport improvements are a bit down the list of priorities. However, I do agree with you that there’s myriad things that could be done with $15 billion which are of much greater import than running a budget surplus for its own ends.

Absolutely, Weez. And that cartoon’s a cracker.

Thanks for that, Guy.

Editorial cartooning is a dangerous game, but Moir has been hitting much more often than not of late.

I wish ABC would hire a few toonies. While the Fairfax cartoonists and Bill Leak over at The Aus do often nail the issues whilst pulling few punches, they have inherent limits based upon advertiser connections. This assures that there are some no-go zones.

It’s a sad state of affairs that the cartoonists are often the only ones telling the truth in the corporate press. So many embedded journalists havn’t left their offices for years…

Antony, I’m really becoming disappointed with the ‘new’ SMH. It is looking more and more like The Australian, with about 0.6% less fluff-n-nonsense.